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Bangladesh: 20 killed, 50 injured in Dhaka train collision
Dhaka: At least 20 persons were killed while 50 others were injured after a cargo train collided with a passenger train in Bhairab Upazila outskirt of Dhaka in Bangladesh on Monday. Mohammad…
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Australian man pleads guilty to culpable driving resulting in Sikh man’s death
Melbourne: A 24-year-old Australian man on Monday pleaded guilty in a court to culpable driving which caused the death of a Sikh man in Melbourne, according to a media report. Nirvair Singh,…
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Pakistan: Over 100 workers of Imran Khan’s party arrested in Lahore
Lahore: More than 100 workers of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have been arrested here in Pakistan’s Punjab province to stop them from holding a rally to express solidarity with their…
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Hackers exploit Israeli-Hamas war via fake donation emails, web links
New Delhi: Cyber-security researchers on Monday said they have identified a scam donation campaign exploiting the Israel-Hamas war via malicious emails and fake websites. To date, cybercriminals have disseminated over 500 scam…
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Sikh man dies of injuries after being assaulted after car minor accident in New York
New York: A 66-year-old Sikh man died of his head injuries after being assaulted after a minor car accident, the second attack against a Sikh person within a week in New York.…
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Erdogan discusses humanitarian aid in Gaza with Hamas chief
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has discussed humanitarian aid for Gaza over the phone with Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political bureau of Hamas, local media reported on Sunday. Erdogan…
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Bodies of four Nepali students killed in Israel arrive in Kathmandu
Kathmandu: The bodies of four Nepali students killed in a Hamas attack in Israel have been brought back to Kathmandu, authorities said on Sunday. Ten Nepali students were killed when the Palestinian…
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India-Canada relations under strain: EAM Jaishankar
New Delhi: India invoked the provision of parity in Canada’s diplomatic presence in the country in view of concerns over interference in New Delhi’s affairs by Canadian personnel, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar…
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India’s humanitarian aid for Palestine to enter Gaza from Egypt
New Delhi: India has sent humanitarian aid for the people of Palestine, comprising medical aid and disaster relief material, Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Sunday. The medical…
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Russia tries to capitalise on US self-isolation at UNSC on Gaza
United Nations: A stern-faced US Permanent Representative Linda Thomas-Greenfield, peering over her glasses, raised her right hand to cast a lone veto on a near-consensus resolution condemning the Hamas attack on Israel,…
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Google ordered to pay $1.1 mn to female executive over gender discrimination
San Francisco: Google will have to pay $1.1 million to a company executive who filed a complaint against the tech giant for gender-based discrimination, a jury in the US has ruled. The…
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‘US Fed will have to hold interest rates static to stabilise consumer prices’
New York: The US Federal Reserve may have to hold back interest rate hike for some time now as its 19 months of historic hikes to tamp down on inflation is driving…
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US to deploy more air defence systems in response to Iran’s escalations
Washington: The US has decided to send a Terminal High Altitude Area Defence system as well as additional Patriot battalions to the Middle East to increase its force posture there following recent…
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 jolts Nepal
Kathmandu: An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 on the Richter Scale jolted Nepal on Sunday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The NCS stated that the earthquake occurred at 07:24 am…
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Israel to step up strikes on Gaza before ground offensive: IDF
Jerusalem: With an Israeli ground offensive in Gaza looming large, Israel has said it will step up its aerial strikes in the besieged Palestinian territory to create the “best conditions” for troops…
